dogtrot
[dawg-trot, dog-]
noun
verb (used without object), dog·trot·ted, dog·trot·ting.
to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.
Origin of dogtrot
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To conserve his strength and wind he kept his pace to a dogtrot.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine
Brown saluted the second time, and started off at a dogtrot.
A Volunteer with PikeRobert Ames Bennet
And away they hurried, most of them at a dogtrot, to wash themselves in the river.
The Bontoc IgorotAlbert Ernest Jenks
John continued on a dogtrot towards home, and a moment later was pestering Mrs. Fletcher at her work in the kitchen.
A Son of the CityHerman Gastrell Seely
(Fannie was evidently referring to the breezeway or dogtrot, down the middle of many small plantation houses).
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former SlavesWork Projects Administration
dogtrot
noun
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